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U.S. Military Occupation of Canada in the Works

TML Daily, no.211, 23 November 2001

As a second omnibus security bill was being tabled in the
Canadian Parliament, news reports surfaced of two related events which
help to shed light on what lies ahead.

Canada and the United States have agreed to launch a joint review
of continental defence agreements with the aim of increasing military
co-operation between the two countries, Art Eggleton, the Minister
of Defence, said on November 21. The National Post reports that
Ottawa agreed to open talks on ‘the widest possible’ level
of military integration following a meeting this week between
Mr. Eggleton and Donald Rumsfeld, the U.S. Defence Secretary.

According to Eggleton, The security environment in this country and
the United States changed fundamentally on Sept. 11. We have to look
at security within our own countries and—since we work in a
co-operative way—security of the continent, the Post
says. However, what neither he nor the media pointed out is that this
meeting with his American counterpart took place because the Pentagon
announced that it has decided to name a four-star general to
coordinate troops used for defending the United States from
attack. According to a report in the Washington Post, the Pentagon
currently has regional commanders in chief responsible for Europe,
the Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and South Asia, but
has no corresponding post for managing the deployment of U.S. forces
within the United States for homeland defense.

The issue is posed as one of rethinking of the Pentagon's
command structure and force assignments in the aftermath of
September 11. The Washington Post quoted unnamed sources who said that
creating a domestic regional commander in chief would clarify the
chain of command for troops being used for homeland defense. Much
was said about the fact that Rumsfeld has yet to decide who the
rose will be pinned on. But what emerges is that the
military is being given a role in homeland defence and Canada
is participating in these precedent-setting changes without bringing
their significance to the attention of public opinion, let alone for
its consent.

The U.S. military traditionally is not used for domestic security
purposes. But the Sept. 11 attacks have thrust the U.S. military into
such a role, with Air Force jets patrolling the skies above
U.S. cities and National Guard troops protecting airports and bridges
and assisting at border checkpoints, the Washington Post says
matter-of-factly. National Guard troops last week began assisting
in providing security at the U.S. Capitol, the Post adds.

As if permitting the military to occupy the United States is business
as usual, the newspaper said officials are considering restructuring
an existing command already headquartered within the United States to
take up the homeland defence role. The two possibilities mentioned are
the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado and
the Joint Forces Command in Virginia.

It is interesting that the second omnibus bill tabled in the Canadian
Parliament was expected on Wednesday but officials said it was not
ready. It then appeared on Thursday and contains measures to amend the
Defence Act to provide for the creation of temporary military
security zones to protect Canadian Forces and visiting forces
personnel and equipment that are located off of National Defence
establishments.

When Eggleton announced that Canada and the U.S. agreed to launch a
joint review of continental defence agreements with the aim of
increasing military co-operation between the two countries, the
Pentagon decision was not mentioned. Eggleton said that The first
mission of the Canadian Forces is the defence of Canada and
Canadians. The second is the defence of the continent together with
the United States ... So we'll be looking at areas of co-operation
in the widest possible area.

The National Post informs us that Canada and the United States
already co-operate on continental security through the North American
Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD), established in 1958 to defend North
American airspace. Canada has tripled the number of CF-18 fighters
assigned to NORAD from four to 12 since Sept. 11. The review will
include some 80 treaties and 250 memorandums of understanding that
govern the security arrangements between Canada and the United
States.

According to the National Post, Mr. Eggleton hinted at the creation
of a sweeping continental security defence system that includes all
arms of the military, but refused to say whether Canada and the United
States are considering full integration of army battalions or task
groups.

I'm not going to speculate on the outcome of this, other than
to say that we are out to improve the relationship and the safety and
security of the people of two countries and our continent,
Eggleton said.

Canadians, who vigorously opposed the testing of American Cruise
Missiles in Canada, are now facing the possibility of not only the
U.S. military occupation of the United States but also of Canada. The
omnibus bills are indeed legacy legislation. The urgency of
discussing what they will mean for Canadians and of categorically
opposing them cannot but be given top priority.